Australia is one of the very few countries in the world that has relatively mature regional SDIs. This is largely due to its institutional context. This paper describes some of the main features of Australia’s institutional context and examines three data sharing partnership projects that have been developed in three Australian states. The last section discusses the relevance of the findings of...

Abstract We characterize the knowledge production process whereby inventive capabilities of firm generate innovation output in highly multinational enterprises (MNEs). explore sensitivity this relationship to strength intellectual property rights (IPR) protection across MNEs R&D subsidiaries. argue that MNE innovative performance will be enhanced when firm’s activities are based locations w...

In order to reflect more fully the conflict between the potential for mutual gain and the prospect of divergent interests that characterizes the relationship between foreign investors and host country governments, we add institutional context to the traditional bargaining power perspective. We propose that change in the regulative institutions embodying an initial bargain is more likely to occu...